SuperworthBoston Beer shares outstanding SAM
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2010.
- Latest quarter, to Sep 26, 2026
- 10.2M
- On a year earlier
- −5.6%
- fewer shares
Boston Beer had 10.2M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Sep 26, 2026.
That is 5.6% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.6M | −7% |
| FY2024 | 11.5M | −6% |
| FY2023 | 12.2M | −1% |
| FY2022 | 12.3M | +0% |
| FY2021 | 12.3M | −1% |
| FY2020 | 12.4M | +2% |
| FY2019 | 12.2M | +5% |
| FY2018 | 11.6M | −2% |
| FY2017 | 11.8M | −6% |
| FY2016 | 12.6M | −5% |
| FY2015 | 13.3M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 13.5M | −0% |
| FY2013 | 13.6M | +1% |
| FY2012 | 13.4M | −48% |
| FY2011 | 25.7M | −7% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 10.2M | −6% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 10.4M | −6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.5M | −7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.6M | −7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.8M | −7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 11.1M | −7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.3M | −7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 11.5M | −6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.7M | −5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 11.9M | −3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 12.1M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 12.2M | −1% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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